Are you considered the "IT" guy around your friends and family?

[Kalbi]

what's a it guy? like in the move It?

 

[Blayze]

around my family, yes

around my friends, not really

 

[Electric Amish]

Yes.

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: drum

Originally posted by: dquan97

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
my sister does call me for tech support when her computer crashes though. Can't really say no to her

I can't say no to her either 😉

:shocked:
LMAO!!

i do work for my grandma but there is no way i'm going to charge her for the work! or immediate family for that matter

Generally, my relatives pay me for computer help (or invite me over for a meal). My grandma's friends pay about $30/hr and acquaintances pay about $50/hr

 

[GeekDrew]

Yep. And to many associates, past and present. And to a great number of people in the community I live in. Unfortunately, quite a few have been reintroduced to the dialtone when they call for help, since I know they won't pay.

 

[yllus]

Person: "My comp--"
Sully: "Buy a Dell."

I don't do tech support.

 

[Ziptar]

Yes, I am...

And I tell everyone in my family to buy a Dell.... Their support is excellent... 🙂

 

[xSkyDrAx]

yes

 

[suse920]

i used to be 😀

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Last time I went to LA I fixed my first PC that I bought myself. I'm going back down friday. Anyone wanna guess what the odds of more PC tech work are?

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: shud
Unfortunately, yes. Apparently, to the uninformed, everyone who knows anything about computers should be able to fix ANYTHING that has to do with computers.

qft

same here

 

[frankgomez75]

Originally posted by: Ziptar
Yes, I am...

And I tell everyone in my family to buy a Dell.... Their support is excellent... 🙂

rofls his waffles!

I gotta start doing that.

 

[Mill]

Yep...

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Yes, but i don't try to get involved much.
If it's family i'll try my best, but others that only call me up when their computer is got issues i ignore.

 

[calyco]

Yes but I got sick of explaining defragging, cleaning out malware etc. Its mostly my uncles and cousins but its not like they want to learn anyways so I just say buy Dell too.

 

[Ziptar]

Oh and I forgot to add... for all those Non Dell support things, I made them a nice handy most importantly SELF SERVICE!!! anti-virus, spam, worm, spyware stuff to keep your Windows with Internet Explorer PC clean webpage...

That way when I get the "I think I have a Virus/Spyware" call I give them the URL and say, it's all explained there... has exactly what you need to do mmmmkkkaaaay.... Then I hang up.

 

[AdamSnow]

Yep... Everyone knows I deal with it all day at work, so they dont bring up computers when I get home 🙂

 

[lokiju]

Not as much as I used to, I made it pretty clear that I don't want to work on computer out of work after working on them all day at work.

But for my brother and my parents I always do, just might take some time to get to them is all.

 

[cjgallen]

Yes :|

 

[sunzt]

Yup, the one and only around my neighborhood

 

[NatePo717]

yup!

 

[Trygve]

Yep. Yet another thing that keeps my phone rining. I've even spent my share of parties fixing the host's computer.

 

[mrrman]

yes I am...as always

 

[jdini76]

i can't turn down grandma.

 

[Warthog912]

Originally posted by: new2AMD
unfortunately Yes.